Wandsworth para-athletics participant, as to why our opportunities are so important: “I have a coloboma in both eyes, which means that I’m blind in my left eye completely and half my vision in my right eye. Throughout my life, even though I’m around quite sporty people, I haven’t really had any opportunities in my life where I have a quite literal level playing field with everyone else of my age. It’s hard to just enjoy the same parts of life that other people my age sometimes enjoy. Coming to London Youth Games and seeing people who, even if they don’t have the exact same condition as me, have definitely faced the same challenges I have, I think it’s quite empowering and it just reminds you that you’re not alone. My first London Youth Games was two years ago. I did shotput and 200m. I would say that it’s a really empowering experience and I’m so grateful there’s so many people who have all worked together to help me be able to enjoy this.”